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2. Gout - Wikipedia

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   1–2% (developed world) [ 7 ] Gout (/ ɡaʊt / GOWT[ 9 ]) is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of pain in a red, tender, hot, and swollen joint, [ 4 ][ 10 ] caused by the deposition of needle-like crystals of uric acid known as monosodium urate crystals. [ 11 ]

3. Fish allergy - Wikipedia

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   Fish allergy frequency estimated at ~1.5% (self-reported, developed world) [1][2][3] Fish allergy is an immune hypersensitivity to proteins found in fish. Symptoms can be either rapid or gradual in onset. The latter can take hours to days to appear. The former may include anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening condition which requires ...

4. Paralytic shellfish poisoning - Wikipedia

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   Paralytic shellfish poisoning. Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is one of the four recognized syndromes of shellfish poisoning, which share some common features and are primarily associated with bivalve mollusks (such as mussels, clams, oysters and scallops). These shellfish are filter feeders and accumulate neurotoxins, chiefly saxitoxin ...

5. Managing Out-of-Control Chronic Gout: Going Beyond Oral ...

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   Gout is a serious and painful form of arthritis that occurs when there is too much uric acid in the blood. “It is a very common form of arthritis,” says rheumatologist Dr. Orrin Troum. “Pain ...

6. Shellfish allergy - Wikipedia

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   Shellfish allergy is among the most common food allergies."Shellfish" is a colloquial and fisheries term for aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs such as clams, mussels, oysters and scallops, crustaceans such as shrimp, lobsters and crabs, and cephalopods such as squid and octopus.

7. Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning - Wikipedia

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   Picture taken off the coast of San Diego, California. Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP) is caused by the consumption of brevetoxins, which are marine toxins produced by the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis (among several others). These toxins can produce a series of gastrointestinal and neurological effects. Outbreaks of NSP commonly take place ...